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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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With snow on the way (one day) do you know how to drive your rear wheel drive car in it?
Do you know what that even means? (I once saw a guy putting stones/ sticks etc under the REAR tyres of his VW GOLF to help his wife move it on a muddy campsite.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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vast majority of cars are front wheel now anyway, and people still dont know how to drive them.
i live at the bottom of a steep hill, and the amount of people that creep up to the bottom, then stamp on the gas to try and get up, only to come back down sideways is as hilarious as it is annoying.
i drive like a loon up to the hill, then coast up, but 8 times out of 10 have to stamp on the anchors and slide to a halt as im faced with a micra sliding back down at me.
fucks me right off |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter "
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they? |
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"vast majority of cars are front wheel now anyway, and people still dont know how to drive them.
i live at the bottom of a steep hill, and the amount of people that creep up to the bottom, then stamp on the gas to try and get up, only to come back down sideways is as hilarious as it is annoying.
i drive like a loon up to the hill, then coast up, but 8 times out of 10 have to stamp on the anchors and slide to a halt as im faced with a micra sliding back down at me.
fucks me right off"
Lol and I thought it was just me but I meet that micra driver too every time I'm in Telford - idiots!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"we can go any where 4x4 lol "
Appreciated, i leave the beamer on the drive and use my 4x4 for winter, just wondering how many folks I'll be towing this winter.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"we can go any where 4x4 lol "
Usually find a couple stuck in the verges round here each time it snows when they discover they can still skid off the road. |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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bog standard corsa 1.2 no problems in the snow narrow tyres cut through the slush and grip NEVER got stuck in the time i had it used to laugh at all the shiney beemers and mercs abandoned at the bottom of our local hill as i sailed by .
remember reversing up one hill that everybody was stuck on all the weight on the driven wheels = lots of grip easy
now if you want to try something "interesting " in the snow try the old rear engine skodas fantastic fun ! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"we can go any where 4x4 lol
Usually find a couple stuck in the verges round here each time it snows when they discover they can still skid off the road."
very true, they don't make up for being a wally! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Winter tyres make the world of different, very highly recommended.
Letting tyre pressures down a bit also helps and be smooth and progressive with accelerating and braking.
Cadence brake if you are skidding
If you get stuck do not floor it, rock the car back and forth (hard not to think dirty thoughts here) and you will get out eventually
Get winter tyres though!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Winter tyres make the world of different, very highly recommended.
Letting tyre pressures down a bit also helps and be smooth and progressive with accelerating and braking.
Cadence brake if you are skidding
If you get stuck do not floor it, rock the car back and forth (hard not to think dirty thoughts here) and you will get out eventually
Get winter tyres though!! "
reminds me of some old news footage of one of the times in snowed in Australia (possibly Sydney but dont quote me) a camera crew approached a guy in an old Holden v8 with his foot to the floor just sat wheel spinning, they asked what on earth he was up to to which he replied "Melting my way down to the taarmac! Streuth! Tie me kangaroo dahn!"
( I have embellished his statement somewhat). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My car is rear wheel drive and has winter tyres on - so far so good.
Great choice (and expensive) did you do all 4 wheels?"
Yes all 4 wheels have been done. Have a family member who works at BMW so always get a good deal, well worth it though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol"
How's that same 40 tons doing that pushes you along when you have to stop in a hurry? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My rwd car is hibernating for the winter, that means its either a fwd Volvo, useless in the snow or go out in the land rover, snow chains are the way forwards! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My car is rear wheel drive and has winter tyres on - so far so good.
Great choice (and expensive) did you do all 4 wheels?
Yes all 4 wheels have been done. Have a family member who works at BMW so always get a good deal, well worth it though."
top stuff!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My rwd car is hibernating for the winter, that means its either a fwd Volvo, useless in the snow or go out in the land rover, snow chains are the way forwards!"
it's a pain when they clear some roads, but not all of them so you have to keep stopping and taking them off again. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol"
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?"
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"bog standard corsa 1.2 no problems in the snow narrow tyres cut through the slush and grip NEVER got stuck in the time i had it used to laugh at all the shiney beemers and mercs abandoned at the bottom of our local hill as i sailed by .
remember reversing up one hill that everybody was stuck on all the weight on the driven wheels = lots of grip easy
now if you want to try something "interesting " in the snow try the old rear engine skodas fantastic fun !"
I will second that about the old skodas, great fun and never had one stuck. |
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars."
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars."
Too true, i own my own lamp post  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol
How's that same 40 tons doing that pushes you along when you have to stop in a hurry? "
its called forward planning, which is what is severly lacking in a lot of car drivers (myself included sometimes in a car) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars.
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago!"
now theres a sexy car i wouldnt mind trying to get my hands on |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol
How's that same 40 tons doing that pushes you along when you have to stop in a hurry?
its called forward planning, which is what is severly lacking in a lot of car drivers (myself included sometimes in a car)"
For HGV drivers (myself included) it's called getting your own back! still with straight cut, near slick tyres that you find on most of the civvy wagons these days you need forward planning of about a mile in snow! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars.
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago!"
the opposite of my old Fiat x19, bag of blue circle in the boot (at the front of the car) to stop the thing under steering!!!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"xr4x4i? friend of mine still has one!
Yep both 2.8 & 2.9
Did have a go in a tickford bi turbo thing that was just nuts. Looking back must have been about 19 years ago. "
not many straight ones left  |
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By *rTylerCouple
over a year ago
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"xr4x4i? friend of mine still has one!
Yep both 2.8 & 2.9
Did have a go in a tickford bi turbo thing that was just nuts. Looking back must have been about 19 years ago.
not many straight ones left "
Sure ain't I seen a tickford on eBay and was so tempted !!!!
But alas it wasn't to be. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars.
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago!
the opposite of my old Fiat x19, bag of blue circle in the boot (at the front of the car) to stop the thing under steering!!! "
had to do the bag of cement thing in the boot of my capri in the dry ffs! never had it long enough to see snow, thank fook lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars.
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago!
the opposite of my old Fiat x19, bag of blue circle in the boot (at the front of the car) to stop the thing under steering!!!
had to do the bag of cement thing in the boot of my capri in the dry ffs! never had it long enough to see snow, thank fook lol"
lol you could have been a drift king! for about ten minutes! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars.
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago!
the opposite of my old Fiat x19, bag of blue circle in the boot (at the front of the car) to stop the thing under steering!!!
had to do the bag of cement thing in the boot of my capri in the dry ffs! never had it long enough to see snow, thank fook lol
lol you could have been a drift king! for about ten minutes!"
i would be a drift king for like 10 inches lol.
my mate used to drift it round roundabouts.
i didnt have the balls.
i would have ended shiny side down in a heartbeat |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
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My car is front wheel drive but my lorry is rear wheel drive.
The lorry is far more fun in the snow although I do miss my 8x4 lorry as that was great in the snow - 8 drive tyres!!! Can't beat it   |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I helped do it first time 20 years ago. Its totally solid, just needs re commissioning really and a respray. But he plans on bigger turbos and loads od engine strengthening |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"My car is front wheel drive but my lorry is rear wheel drive.
The lorry is far more fun in the snow although I do miss my 8x4 lorry as that was great in the snow - 8 drive tyres!!! Can't beat it "
OSHKOSH? Great fun!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Driving my capri in bad weather is so much fun but as its worth a lot more now than it was ten yrs ago it will be staying off the road till the summer .replacement parts aint cheap |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol
How's that same 40 tons doing that pushes you along when you have to stop in a hurry?
its called forward planning, which is what is severly lacking in a lot of car drivers (myself included sometimes in a car)
For HGV drivers (myself included) it's called getting your own back! still with straight cut, near slick tyres that you find on most of the civvy wagons these days you need forward planning of about a mile in snow! "
A few years ago I was driving back to England from Scotland over the borders when we got caught in a snow storm. Pretty soon the motorway started covering over making driving difficult. I was in a Fiat coupe turbo with 235 tyres which meant I had to drive very carefully in the left lane at a speed appropriate to the conditions to be safe. Until an absolute knobhead in an hgv came right up my arse lights blazing. Mr wank splat then thought a few blasts on his horn and full beam might help me on my way. Bearing in mind the by now deep snow in the middle lane mr twat chops then decided to pass so close the car was covered in snow blinding me while still helpfully blowing his horn.
Off he went and I stayed safe. Noted his reg. Imagine my pleasure when the road cleared and I could get the speed back up and who should I come across heading into the services? Toss bag was soon smiling on the other side of his face.
The moral........there are knobheads in cars hgv s white vans .......in general there are knobheads out there |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Driving my capri in bad weather is so much fun but as its worth a lot more now than it was ten yrs ago it will be staying off the road till the summer .replacement parts aint cheap "
And metal worm loves old Fords! |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
Falkirk |
"My car is front wheel drive but my lorry is rear wheel drive.
The lorry is far more fun in the snow although I do miss my 8x4 lorry as that was great in the snow - 8 drive tyres!!! Can't beat it
OSHKOSH? Great fun!!"
Nope - old series 4 scanny!! Would go out with the council when they forgot to grit one of the hills, 4 bulk bags of salt on the back, 4 blokes with shovels throwing it behind me as I reversed it up the hill. The back axle ground the salt into the snow and ice and the third axle would grip and keep me moving! Was the best thing I've ever driven in snow |
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"With snow on the way (one day) do you know how to drive your rear wheel drive car in it?
Do you know what that even means? (I once saw a guy putting stones/ sticks etc under the REAR tyres of his VW GOLF to help his wife move it on a muddy campsite. "
Hmm I'm sure a Golf is front wheel drive  |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol
How's that same 40 tons doing that pushes you along when you have to stop in a hurry?
its called forward planning, which is what is severly lacking in a lot of car drivers (myself included sometimes in a car)
For HGV drivers (myself included) it's called getting your own back! still with straight cut, near slick tyres that you find on most of the civvy wagons these days you need forward planning of about a mile in snow!
A few years ago I was driving back to England from Scotland over the borders when we got caught in a snow storm. Pretty soon the motorway started covering over making driving difficult. I was in a Fiat coupe turbo with 235 tyres which meant I had to drive very carefully in the left lane at a speed appropriate to the conditions to be safe. Until an absolute knobhead in an hgv came right up my arse lights blazing. Mr wank splat then thought a few blasts on his horn and full beam might help me on my way. Bearing in mind the by now deep snow in the middle lane mr twat chops then decided to pass so close the car was covered in snow blinding me while still helpfully blowing his horn.
Off he went and I stayed safe. Noted his reg. Imagine my pleasure when the road cleared and I could get the speed back up and who should I come across heading into the services? Toss bag was soon smiling on the other side of his face.
The moral........there are knobheads in cars hgv s white vans .......in general there are knobheads out there "
True, but then the good ones of us out there are happy to run the salt into the snow and ice to help it work and keep the road clear for lighter cars and vans |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"can i just say, if you are on the motorway and its snowing, move into the left hand lane and crawl along with all the others, please.
i have 40 tonne pushing me through the snow. i can go a little faster, safer than cars can.
its only causes a problem when mr bmw sits doing 20 in the middle lane because the left hand lane isnt a bmw lane lol
How's that same 40 tons doing that pushes you along when you have to stop in a hurry?
its called forward planning, which is what is severly lacking in a lot of car drivers (myself included sometimes in a car)
For HGV drivers (myself included) it's called getting your own back! still with straight cut, near slick tyres that you find on most of the civvy wagons these days you need forward planning of about a mile in snow!
A few years ago I was driving back to England from Scotland over the borders when we got caught in a snow storm. Pretty soon the motorway started covering over making driving difficult. I was in a Fiat coupe turbo with 235 tyres which meant I had to drive very carefully in the left lane at a speed appropriate to the conditions to be safe. Until an absolute knobhead in an hgv came right up my arse lights blazing. Mr wank splat then thought a few blasts on his horn and full beam might help me on my way. Bearing in mind the by now deep snow in the middle lane mr twat chops then decided to pass so close the car was covered in snow blinding me while still helpfully blowing his horn.
Off he went and I stayed safe. Noted his reg. Imagine my pleasure when the road cleared and I could get the speed back up and who should I come across heading into the services? Toss bag was soon smiling on the other side of his face.
The moral........there are knobheads in cars hgv s white vans .......in general there are knobheads out there "
True true and true again, the worst out there are often those who call the open road their "office" they think they've seen and done it all so so should everyone else or getoutdaway! Taxi drivers included. But not Ice cream van men, those lovable rouges! |
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By *ndykayMan
over a year ago
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"With snow on the way (one day) do you know how to drive your rear wheel drive car in it?
Do you know what that even means? (I once saw a guy putting stones/ sticks etc under the REAR tyres of his VW GOLF to help his wife move it on a muddy campsite.
Hmm I'm sure a Golf is front wheel drive "
I think that's why he was laughing so hard |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"With snow on the way (one day) do you know how to drive your rear wheel drive car in it?
Do you know what that even means? (I once saw a guy putting stones/ sticks etc under the REAR tyres of his VW GOLF to help his wife move it on a muddy campsite.
Hmm I'm sure a Golf is front wheel drive "
Yes that was my point..... |
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"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow "
I love how 4x4 drivers think they are exempt from the issues of snow and drive round like clowns, traction isn't always the problem, it's the stopping! 4 wheel drive doesn't help you with that |
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"With snow on the way (one day) do you know how to drive your rear wheel drive car in it?
Do you know what that even means? (I once saw a guy putting stones/ sticks etc under the REAR tyres of his VW GOLF to help his wife move it on a muddy campsite.
Hmm I'm sure a Golf is front wheel drive
I think that's why he was laughing so hard "
In fairness had I see it so would I |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow
I love how 4x4 drivers think they are exempt from the issues of snow and drive round like clowns, traction isn't always the problem, it's the stopping! 4 wheel drive doesn't help you with that "
of course it does, you're engine braking across 4 wheels.... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"try Driving a Veron in the Snow lol,Ended up getting a Honda Civic hybrid to tow me out..gets the old blood flowing tho  "
I would rather have waited until Spring than let that "thing" pull me out!! lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"try Driving a Veron in the Snow lol,Ended up getting a Honda Civic hybrid to tow me out..gets the old blood flowing tho
I would rather have waited until Spring than let that "thing" pull me out!! lol"
Patience isnt an option when the Punters paying 2500 a day to hire the thing lol |
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"try Driving a Veron in the Snow lol,Ended up getting a Honda Civic hybrid to tow me out..gets the old blood flowing tho
I would rather have waited until Spring than let that "thing" pull me out!! lol
Patience isnt an option when the Punters paying 2500 a day to hire the thing lol"
............the shame....... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I drive a bmw 4x4 its ok in snow so if you want a pull out or a push in give me a call have satnav will trav xxx"
Could be expensive! What's you're call out?! |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
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"My rwd car is hibernating for the winter, that means its either a fwd Volvo, useless in the snow or go out in the land rover, snow chains are the way forwards!"
Or dumper tyres on the Landy!!!! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Hmm I'm sure a Golf is front wheel drive
Not all of them "
True. If you're the kind of motorist who'd buy one I'd hope you'd know exactly what it does! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My rwd car is hibernating for the winter, that means its either a fwd Volvo, useless in the snow or go out in the land rover, snow chains are the way forwards!
Or dumper tyres on the Landy!!!! "
I had general grabber AT 2's on mine, was ace! |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"Land Rover smugness episode 124 - "when it snows"
Unfortunately, mine broke down so often, I went japanese! "
I have a 300TD - they just seem to go on and on.
Only problem is I have mud tyres on which aint the best in snow, but I see more mud than snow anyway... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars.
I used to stick about 15 boxes of computer listing paper in the boot of my Opal Manta, many years ago!
now theres a sexy car i wouldnt mind trying to get my hands on"
I used to have a Manta GTJ .....many many happy days |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow
everyone?? "
front wheel rear wheel or 4x4 only way to be good at driving in the snow and ice is practice!! So in the UK nobody is good at it as we never get enough time to learn.
If you want to go out and play please don't abandon your car on the side of the road especially not on hills cos I am not good in the snow but can manage on clear roads if I really have to. |
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"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow
everyone?? front wheel rear wheel or 4x4 only way to be good at driving in the snow and ice is practice!! So in the UK nobody is good at it as we never get enough time to learn.
If you want to go out and play please don't abandon your car on the side of the road especially not on hills cos I am not good in the snow but can manage on clear roads if I really have to. "
Well said far too many go out with a blase attitude and get stuck abandoning cars in places that crate nightmares for the guys keeping the road clear. Also the bit about experience is right too a 4x4 slides down an icy road pretty much the same as a front or rear wheel drive car. There isn't a safe option what ever you drive if you are not taking care you can have it in a ditch. |
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"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow
I love how 4x4 drivers think they are exempt from the issues of snow and drive round like clowns, traction isn't always the problem, it's the stopping! 4 wheel drive doesn't help you with that
of course it does, you're engine braking across 4 wheels.... "
But how many people engine brake when they realise there is a hazard in front? Their instinct is to hit the brakes, and voila scrap metal |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow
I love how 4x4 drivers think they are exempt from the issues of snow and drive round like clowns, traction isn't always the problem, it's the stopping! 4 wheel drive doesn't help you with that
of course it does, you're engine braking across 4 wheels....
But how many people engine brake when they realise there is a hazard in front? Their instinct is to hit the brakes, and voila scrap metal "
I was taught to drive off road in a Daihatsu with one caliper missing, so if you did use the footbrake you'd spin rather interestingly. Soon learned to engine brake.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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the main problem i find isn't the rear wheel drive it's only having two wheels in the snow :p
need a little enduro bike for the winter commute i think :p |
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"my Audi has ridiculous sized wheels and the mere sight of snow brings it to a grinding halt.....so embarrassing!"
My Audi has 19" alloys with low profile tyres.....it's not great in the snow but I've not been stuck........yet!!!!!
I drive a gritter through the winter months, cos they're useless during the summer lol, and the amount of people that I see driving without taking road conditions into consideration is unbelievable. In adverse conditions it's worth giving yourself extra time to make your journey. In freezing conditions, if the temp drops below -8 the salt/grit on the road does NOT work as efficiently, so take extra care when driving. |
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"we can go any where 4x4 lol "
It's amazing how many people think that cos they're in a 4x4 they can get anywhere in bad weather but forget to learn how to drive in bad weather! I see an awful lot of them getting stuck or skidding into other vehicles when it shows around here because the drivers think that having a 4x4 means they can drive as they would if there was no snow.  |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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I don't have a RWD car so I don't have to worry about driving a RWD car in snow.
I did used to drive a 250bhp Subaru Impreza (with wide-ish low profile tyres) in snow. Yes, they're 4WD but trust me, Scoobs are not made for snow and ice! I still did a lot better than many other drivers and never had even a near miss, (other than seeing cars sliding up behind me and wondering if they were going to be able to stop).
I've now got a much less powerful FWD car with narrower tyres. It's a lot easier to drive in snow, but much less fun overall. |
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By *athnBobCouple
over a year ago
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"Love how everyone thinks they are amazing drivers in the snow
I love how 4x4 drivers think they are exempt from the issues of snow and drive round like clowns, traction isn't always the problem, it's the stopping! 4 wheel drive doesn't help you with that
of course it does, you're engine braking across 4 wheels....
But how many people engine brake when they realise there is a hazard in front? Their instinct is to hit the brakes, and voila scrap metal "
All of the good drivers? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"try Driving a Veron in the Snow lol,Ended up getting a Honda Civic hybrid to tow me out..gets the old blood flowing tho "
I would pay huge amounts of money to have seen that!
I was surprised at how well my Alfa did in last year's snow. Didn't get stuck once, all I did was swap the 18" wheels for 16" wheels with standard (not winter) tyres. |
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I did used to drive a 250bhp Subaru Impreza (with wide-ish low profile tyres) in snow. Yes, they're 4WD but trust me, Scoobs are not made for snow and ice!
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I would argue that is exactly the sort of conditions that an Impreza is designed for... The tyre choice would make a big difference though... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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a fwd with winter tyres is better than awd with summer tyres
no one in the uk gets enough practice to be good in the snow.
around buxton every year you see abandoned 4x4's because people think its fun to take them out and crash them because they are not the be all and end all in snow and ice |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"a fwd with winter tyres is better than awd with summer tyres
no one in the uk gets enough practice to be good in the snow.
around buxton every year you see abandoned 4x4's because people think its fun to take them out and crash them because they are not the be all and end all in snow and ice"
Winter tyres are a gimmick. Most parts of England don't get serve enough weather for them to make much of a difference. I would consider them if I lived in Scotland though. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"get a 4x4 problum solved.
Apart from the fact I stand by my comment that no matter which or how many wheels are driven, lack of practice will make us all bad snow drivers... has anyone seen the weather forecast? stuff the 4x4 get a BOAT
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Watching the easterly moving cold area over the USA with interest.... |
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By *annGentMan
over a year ago
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It's knowing what you and your car can do in the snow ...
A few years ago, we had a decent snowfall for here, and I was driving a proper Mini
Hill ahead, and spotted a few cars not moving, so stopped before the hill started, where a tree had stopped the snow getting on the road.
Thought they'd got stopped as someone couldn't turn right, as they'd probably lost traction.
Two 4x4's, a big Audi, and a big BMW overtook me, and got stuck !
I then made sure the opposite side was clear, set off in first, quickly into second and then third, and sailed past the lot of them !!!!
The looks on their faces, sat in their expensive boxes on wheels .... |
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Moral of the story...
Only travel in bad snow if you have to. Don't drive like a knob. Leave yourself plenty of time. Regardless of what effin car you drive!! Ego's much?
Far to easy to sit behind a screen and pretend you're the worlds best driver!
It's human nature to act on that moment in time, hindsight is a wonderful thing!
What does matter is that you and
everyone else around you is safe!
Mrs |
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"I drive a Yaris and it's amazing how many places I can get it in the snow. It's a wonderful car for bad weather.
I used to drive an Orion and the back end was always coming out in bad weather. I ended up chucking a big bag of coal in the boot one winter
Blimy, they were front wheel drive weren't they?
I think it is called "lift off over steer" when you lift off the gas in a corner and the rear starts to oversteer. This happens in front wheel drive cars."
don't lift off then |
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By *annGentMan
over a year ago
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"Moral of the story...
Only travel in bad snow if you have to. Don't drive like a knob. Leave yourself plenty of time. Regardless of what effin car you drive!! Ego's much?
Far to easy to sit behind a screen and pretend you're the worlds best driver!
It's human nature to act on that moment in time, hindsight is a wonderful thing!
What does matter is that you and
everyone else around you is safe!
Mrs "
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Two 4x4's, a big Audi, and a big BMW overtook me, and got stuck..."
Personally I don't think Porsche, Audi, BMW, Volvo etc make 4x4s... They make AWDs. Their cars are not made to go off road. They are fast big estates...
These cars are bought purely as status symbols instead of other large executive cars. The drivers often have no idea how the car works.... They and other non 4x4 drivers should stay off the roads and leave them free for those of us who know how to drive our 4x4s and need to get out what ever the weather... |
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By *annGentMan
over a year ago
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"They and other non 4x4 drivers should stay off the roads and leave them free for those of us who know how to drive our 4x4s and need to get out what ever the weather..."
I have driven in snow in my FWD and a 4x4 struggled !!
Don't put all 2 wheeled drive car drivers in the same pigeon hole ...
My landlord has a 4x4, and I asked him if he knew how to get the safest best out of it in snow, and he had no idea ...
For those who can get the best out of the 4x4's safely in the snow -
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